Specifications grading : restoring rigor, motivating students, and saving faculty time / Linda B. Nilson, foreword by Claudia J. Stanny.
In her latest book Linda Nilson puts forward an innovative but practical and tested approach to grading that can demonstrably raise academic standards, motivate students, tie their achievement of learning outcomes to their course grades, save faculty time and stress, and provide the reliable gauge o...
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Stylus Publishing,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- The need for a new grading system
- Learning outcomes and course design
- Linking grades to outcomes
- Pass/Fail grading for rigor, motivation, and faculty peace of mind
- Essentials of specifications grading
- Converting specs-graded student work into final letter grades
- Examples of specs-graded course designs
- The motivational power of specs grading
- Developing a course with specs grading
- An evaluation of specs grading.